wild rose

noun

1. any native species of rose, usually having a single flower with the corolla consisting of one circle of five roundish, spreading petals.

wild rose

noun

1. any of numerous roses, such as the dogrose and sweetbrier, that grow wild and have flowers with only one whorl of petals

Word History and Origins

Origin of wild rose¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good” “A Jessie Buckley win here as Shakespeare’s wild, witchy wife makes perfect sense. The Irish talent comes to the campaign with a supporting nom for ‘The Lost Daughter’ already under her sash and heaps of critical goodwill dating to 2018’s ‘Wild Rose.’

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To name but a few of her titles: “Wild Rose,” “Women Talking” and “The Lost Daughter,” the 2021 movie that earned her an Oscar nomination.

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She appeared with Billy Connolly and the late Antony Bourdain, and played a barmaid in the film Wild Rose.

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There’s an edge to the beauty in the photos of Seattle photographer Deb Achak: a small bird’s nest that has fallen into a field of soft dandelions, tender but heartbreaking; fiery brushstrokes lighting up ocean water; a wild rose obscuring a face — perfect imperfections that implore you to keep looking.

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Harper, who most recently helmed balloon adventure, "The Aeronauts," and the flinty character study "Wild Rose," seems out of his league here.

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